tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277554647531203642.post8784100160040175711..comments2013-07-30T08:11:22.411-06:00Comments on eight feet (plus four paws) in the fort: Haiti 2.0ifihadaboathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164115490848796793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277554647531203642.post-43869411113862343292011-12-21T23:46:45.827-07:002011-12-21T23:46:45.827-07:00Great post Susie! Looking forward to visiting Colo...Great post Susie! Looking forward to visiting Colorado again sometime.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363867373527879486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277554647531203642.post-69565974044647040362011-11-01T11:32:57.171-06:002011-11-01T11:32:57.171-06:00Dear Doc Susie,
I’m very proud to be the Uncle of...Dear Doc Susie,<br /><br />I’m very proud to be the Uncle of someone who devotes time and energy to adventures like your trip to Haiti. Amazing. Thank you and thanks for the blog.<br />Some memories from my less important adventures….<br />You mentioned watching a very modern medical machine being unloaded without any modern mechanical assistance. In Indonesia, many years ago, I was similarly bewildered as I watched very heavy and very delicate satellite ground equipment being unloaded, entirely by hand, at our control station south of Jakarta.<br />You mentioned a few things that are better in Haiti and the warmth and ability of the people. On our recent [luxury] trip to China we were amazed by the relatively high standard of living. Materially, the nation, or at least its big cities, is very modern and “Western.” The people of China accomplished this modernization without foreign assistance (or meddling). A few people in China are now quite wealthy and most people in China are now being fed. When I was growing up we were told that in the 21st century that the people of China and India would be starving.<br />You also indicated how thankful you are for things we take for granted in the U.S. Again this resonated with our recent experiences in China. China is doing well, but the typical American is still much better off than the typical Chinese—both materially and in personal freedoms.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br /><br />uncle jackJack G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09074649922175021375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277554647531203642.post-36931746568845233462011-10-30T22:48:44.609-06:002011-10-30T22:48:44.609-06:00Wow, an umbilical cord prolapse! So glad the mom a...Wow, an umbilical cord prolapse! So glad the mom and baby both survived with your help. And thank you for sharing your experiences and observations. I was just thinking today how we take our own situations for granted as the "default" when in fact we really are living uniquely textured lives. Hugs to you and Dean and the kids.jengodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185080648368290285noreply@blogger.com